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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See subsp. rupicola for general description. This subspecies has been recorded only from Great Zimbabwe area in the Masvingo District. It is distinguished by the hairs on the stems being grey and deflexed, while the leaflets are hairless above. |
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| Habitat: | On a rocky outcrop |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1300 m (approx) |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe: Great Zimbabwe area |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | S |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 193 - 195. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 228. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 180. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 142. As Tephrosia rupicola Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 52. |
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